biography

Etymology

From New Latin biographia, formed from Ancient Greek βίος (bíos, “life”) + γράφω (gráphō, “write”).

noun

  1. A person's life story, especially one published.
    There are many biographies of Benjamin Franklin.
  2. The art of writing this kind of story.

verb

  1. (transitive) To write a biography of.

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